I also believe that parents, if they love you, will hold you up safely, above their swirling waters, and sometimes that means you'll never know what they endured. But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face....
Praying for the people in this terrible Israeli/Hamas conflict feels too empty and too simple as I sit in my comfortable chair in a place where I am not being threatened by anybody, unlike the people in that region.
You either get bitter or you get better. It's that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate; it belongs to you.
One always begins with the simple, then comes the complex, and by superior enlightenment one often reverts in the end to the simple. Such is the course of human intelligence.
Christianity is a lifestyle--a way of being in the world that is simple, non-violent, shared, and loving. However, we made it into an established "religion" (and all that goes with that) and avoided the lifestyle change itself. One could be warlike, greedy, racist,...
My mom taught us never to look away from people's pain. The lesson was simple: Don't look away. Don't look down.Don't pretend not to see hurt.Look people in the eye.Even when their pain is overwhelming. And when you are in pain, find the people who can look you in the...
Do the right thing. It’s that simple. Do the right thing when the right thing is not popular. Do the right thing when no one else is around. Do the right thing when temptation tells you otherwise. Do the right thing all the time.
The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures, and have courage when things go wrong.
There are no easy answers; but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
It seems to me that it is a minority that ever gets the true and full Gospel. We just keep worshiping Jesus and arguing over the exact right way to do it. The amazing thing is that Jesus never once says, "worship me!", but he often says, "follow me" (Matt.4:19)....